As I intimated in my previous post, I arrived way late to witness the tempest surrounding Todd Akin at the apparent zenith of its wrath. But now that friends have caught me up to speed on it…
Let’s ignore for the moment that what Akin said is not an isolated incident. That in fact ridiculous, nonsensical and downright ignorant statements seem to be a chronic malady of those in high office (how Sheila Jackson Lee is still in Congress, I haven’t a clue). It’s not even the worst thing I’ve come across said by a politician about rape: the all-time record holder for that has to be Clayton Williams who once remarked that if rape is “inevitable, just relax and enjoy it.”
Now that I know what the Akin situation is about, what is most on my mind about it is that this is why the popular election of senators ...